I love trying new low calorie, low fat, and low sugar desserts while I'm trying to lose weight. I try to find easy dessert recipes that include fruit. Here are some I have tried and love and some I'm going to try and know I will love.

I can't wait to try these with fresh blueberries from our blueberry bush. I made them with frozen berries and they were good, but I know the fresh ones won't have the the tough peeling the frozen ones sometimes have. Not all of them are tough but it is annoying to have to deal with the tough skins.

Also, it is a pain to dip each blueberry with a toothpick, so I put the blueberries in the yogurt, stirred, and used two plastic spoons to make small balls. It worked like a charm. I also did the same thing with strawberries. It's so refreshing and delicious.

I love these homemade ice cream sandwiches. I made a batch tonight. I take a fork and mash the strawberries up before adding them to the cool whip. I squish the insides a little to help cover the whole cracker. Then I take a spoon and even out all 4 sides, and freeze. I saw these made with a little yogurt with the cool whip. I think that would make them creamier. If they get any better, it won't be a good thing. Love them!

Oh my goodness I've had frozen grapes, but this is a twist I think I could really like grapes dusted with jello. Artificial sweeteners are getting alot of negative attention. You could use sugar free, but it takes such a small amount of jello to dust the grapes, I don't think it would make a huge difference if regular jello is used. This is a must try recipe.

Oh my goodness how I love caramel. These look divine and that's why I can't make them. I know my self control good enough to know these are dangerous. If you can pace yourself, go for it. It has marshmallow, graham crackers, and skinny cow cookies.

Right before Christmas, my daughter and I make cookies and our all time
favorite, Buckeyes. I lost my original recipe so I had to find another
one. I think this one tastes better but It might be because I was so
ready for them.

I put them in mini cupcake liners which makes them look
more festive. Here is the recipe for Buckeyes. Be prepared to fight
yourself off of them daily. Take my advice and give them away quickly.
Everyone loves them.

BUCKEYES RECIPE

1 1/2 cups Creamy Peanut Butter

Or 1 1/2 cups crunchy Peanut Butter

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups powdered sugar

Chocolate Almond Bark

With a mixer cream together peanut butter and butter. Add extract and salt. Add the powdered sugar one cup at the time. When mixture can be rolled into a ball, it is the right consistency. You can add extra powdered sugar if it seems too sticky.
Roll into one inch balls and freeze on a cookie sheet.

While the buckeyes are freezing, melt almond bark chocolate in a double boiler. Stick toothpicks into the balls and dip in chocolate leaving a space at the top uncovered. Pull the toothpick out and pinch the hole to smooth out the candy. You may have to refreeze the candy if it slides off the toothpick before you get it covered. Once they have dried, you can put them into mini cupcake liners. You will be able to stack the candy.
Get ready for the compliments, it is that good.

I always look forward to Autumn and the delicious apples that come with it. I love the smell of my house when this apple crisp is in the oven. My family says it smells like home when they walk in the door.As I'm writing this post, the smell is awesome. There is something special about apples and brown sugar.

I used canned apples (just because I had them) and fresh apples. Here is the recipe I came up with.

Mix the following ingredients: Filling:

1 can apple cinnamon fried apples

3 fresh apples, small to medium size

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

3 tablespoons flour or cornstarch

1/3 cup raisins

Prep a 9x9 dish with a non stick spray and pour ingredients into the dish. Topping:

1 cup steel cut oatmeal

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 stick of butter melted

1/3 cup flour

Mix ingredients together until they crumble.Sprinkle crumbles on top of the filling and bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. Great with a scoop of ice cream or cool whip.This dish was not around very long. My husband really loved it.

Add 1/2 cup water to bottom double boiler and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add chocolate chips and coconut oil to the top boiler and stir until smooth and completely melted. Remove chocolate from heat and set aside.

Line a 15’x10’x1" cookie sheet with parchment paper. While holding strawberries by the leaves, dip into the chocolate, until all but the last 1/2", near the leaf, is covered. Lift and allow the excess chocolate to drip off. Set strawberries on parchment paper until all strawberries are covered.

For an extra special treat, immediately after excess chocolate drips from each strawberry, roll in dried coconut shreds or minced almonds.The chocolate should set in about 30 minutes.

Add
the peanut butter and sweetener of choice and stir until moist and
crumbly. Using your hands, form the mixture into one large ball and
then divide that by how many servings you want. Eat immediately or
refrigerate for later.

I made this banana nut bread for my sweet husband. He is my taste tester and he takes his job very seriously. I had 3 banana nut bread recipes and I picked what I liked from each of them. Then I added the brown sugar nut topping. It is a easy banana nut bread recipe.

Ingredients:

1 Stick of softened butter

3/4 cups of granulated sugar

2 eggs

3 large bananas mashed

2 cups of Jiffy Baking Mix

1/4 cups chopped pecans

Topping

1/4 cup chopped pecans

2 T. brown sugar

Cream butter, granulated sugar Add the eggs and bananas and mix well Add the Jiffy mix and continue mixingFold in the nutsPut in a loaf pan prepared with cooking sprayTop with the nuts & brown sugar (mix together)Bake 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes

This is a moist and delicious banana nut bread that won't stick around long.

What a beautiful Valentine's Cake!Can you image the reaction when you cut this loaf cake on Valentine's Day?You are greeted by two pink hearts hiding in the center of the cake.This simple cake recipe uses 2 boxes of pound cake mix.You can get the Valentine Cake recipe for this heart cake at Very Culinary. She has a tutorial with pictures which makes it easy to follow. Love this Idea!!

These 4 ingredients can make a pan of brownies that are Guaranteed Man Pleasers. I sent a container with my husband on a hunting trip this winter and he said all of his hunting buddies wanted the recipe.They are simple and fast but no one has to know. Here is the recipe:

Amazing Blonde Brownies

2 Cups Bisquick or Jiffy Baking Mix

2 Cups Brown Sugar

4 Eggs

4 Cups Chopped Nuts

Put the Baking Mix, brown sugar, and eggs in a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer (about 2 or 3 minutes). Stir in the chopped nuts.

Pour in a 9x12 baking pan that has been sprayed with Pam. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and here are the brownies. I cooked mine 5 minutes too long. They should be golden brown, but I honestly don't think anyone noticed.

Here is a healthy alternative for cake. To make this delicious cake mix 1 box of Angel Food Cake mix and 1 box of cake mix of your choice. Store in a container. When you have a snack attack follow these instructions

My Friend Jenifer Yates made these lowfat muffins and sent our family some of them. They were delicious so I got her recipe for them. I have stayed away from sugar for 5 months now and was concerned about the sugar in the recipe. She used Splenda in the place of sugar. It was so good to hold a muffin in my hands again.

I love this idea for those busy times you want something homemade but simply don't have the time. The shells are store bought and so is the filling. Buy a pumpkin or sweet potato pie and scoop out the filling and put into the tart shells. Add a fancy topping and you look homemade.

I am on a creepy Halloween food roll. I love these spider cookies and they are so easy to make. Learn How to Make Spider Cookies. My daughter loves chocolate chip cookies, it's her favorite guilty pleasure. I can't wait to present these to her on Halloween.Can't you image the reaction to your guests when you serve up these gross cookies. This site is full of fun ideas for Halloween Food.

Love this idea for a really eye catching dessert for Halloween. This sweet treat is made from Cinnabon cinnamon rolls and raspberry jam. Get Directions Here for these incredible treats. They are easy to make and take no time at all.

Melt
almond bark, and dip nutter butter cookies. add edible eyes or make them with white and black icing.Use a red
m&m for the nose. Before the chocolate dries add broken pretzels. Idea from Munchkin Munchies

Bake cupcakes and frost.

Use pretzel for antlers. You can also break them

Use a Vanilla Wafer for the face,

White white candy for the the eyes or make from icing.

Use red candies for the nose or Chocolate balls

Photo: With Sprinkles on Top

Reindeer Candy Bars are made by covering a candy bar with a plain wrapper and cutting out red noses, antlers, and gluing wiggle eyes. Photo: Kerry's Paper Crafts.

Use a roll of sugar cookies found in the dairy section. Cut sugar cookies into triangles and bake. Frost triangles with chocolate and decorate with pretzels and round candies. Photo: All you.More Christmas Ideas

Love this easy idea for the 4th of July festivities. Kids will love putting red, white and blue sprinkles on Ice cream sandwiches. Use a dish with sprinkles and put the ice cream side into the dish. Cover all sides and stick a ice cream stick in the end. Add fun and colorful cupcake liners. For less sprinkles add them to sandwiches by sprinkling on the sides.

Sweet Strawberry daiquiri just for kids. Let them join the 4th of July holiday festivities with these fun summer drinks

Ingredients:

6 ice cubes

16 strawberries

1/2 cup frozen concentrated limeade

1/2 cup water

Crush the ice cubes in a blender and then add the strawberries, limeade and water. Pulse, pour into a decorative glass, Add a sliced strawberry on the rim, and a straw and let the fun begin. When my kids were young I would buy the bottled mixes to make summer drinks. This is a money saving recipe and much healthier.**photo by acidman

I found a recipe for a snickers cake at Six Sisters Stuff. I recently posted a snicker bar recipe but I couldn't resist this one for a snicker cake. I love the simplicity of this recipe. It uses German chocolate cake mix and Kraft caramels. Oooy gooy goodness and pretty simple to make. It has no topping but who needs it with all the good stuff in this cake. Be sure to visit the site to get the instructions for this luscious chocolate cake.Chocolate on chocolate Stickers by coolteesView other Chocolate Stickers

Snicker bar heaven! These homemade snicker bars are from a site called Brown Eyed Baker. You can go there to get her step by step recipe to make these delicious bars. The good part is no stove is needed. This would be the perfect summer (fall, spring, and winter) dessert. They would be good frozen too. You could cut them into small bite size pieces. Portion control, unless you eat the whole recipe.

I just made a Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake. Why this delicious cake is called dump cake I will never understand. It is so good, and though easy to make, it certainly isn't dumped into the dish. I made this dessert to take to a friend. Why is it everything leaving your house smells so good and it is just begging for you to taste it...Here is a step by step tutorial

In a mixing bowl add 1 can of cherry pie filling 1 can of crushed pineapple (drained)Mix well and add to a greased or sprayed casserole dish

Next put a box of yellow cake mix(dry) on top and spread evenly.

This is the secret to a beautiful cake...butter squares (1quarter). Next time I will not line them up so neat but spread them over the top of the cake so i won't have that boxy look.Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes until golden brown. I used the broiler the last few minutes. I got it a little browner than I would have liked. Tip...never eat last night's left overs while you have anything on broil.

Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake Recipe

1 can of cherry pie filling1 can of crushed pineapple (drained)1 box yellow cake mix 1 stick butter or margarine Mix together pie filling and pineapple and put in the bottom of a greased casserole dishPut dry cake mix on top and spread evenlyCut butter into squares and place on top of cake mixCook at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure the top is browned well to get that crunchy texture.

Love, love, love this recipe from Farm Chicks. I'm making this to take to a Fall Festival this weekend. See those layers, it's graham crackers. What I'm going to do is to take a boxed cheesecake and add pumpkin pie filling to it and layer it with the graham crackers. I can only see it working.... I'm always adding something to the plain cheesecake kits. I'm so excited about this cake.My husband is always telling me not to take something to a get together that I have never made before...I say take risks, change things up, try something new. Will update you after the festival...We will see who is right, him or me.Click on Farm Chicks for her recipe.UPDATE I won runner up with my pumpkin cheesecake (Jello Cheesecake) that I added the pumpkin pie filling to. The judge had a hard time deciding between mine and a pumpkin pound cake (that was delicious). The pound cake was from scratch so she deserved to win....but mine was really good. The next time I will use 2 boxes and add just a touch more pumpkin.